Question: I went through a period of about a year at age 48/49 eating excessive sugar (candies,cakes, ice cream etc) along with a lot of fruit drinks rich in sugar. I started breaking out primarily on my scalp but also on my chin and sideburn area. They weren't exactly like pimples - they were white skin particles which itched and could be peeled off with a fingernail. I didn't realize that the sugar was the cause and the more I broke out and itched the more sweets I would eat and drink for "comfort". I saw a few XXXXXXX dermatologists but they couldn't help. Finally my neighbor took me to Mexico to his doctor. He gave me a prescription for Zyrtec (it was not yet available in U.S.) Taking 4 at a time 3 or 4 times a day began to clear up the problem and the doctor said it was excessive sugar. I cut back on sugar, and it never completely stopped the "pimples" but I've kept taking the Zyrtec when I would eat a candybar or other sweets. But now for about a year it has gotten worse - I can't take any sweets without excessive breakouts on my scalp (especially in back and above my ears) and on my chin (I have a beard) within an hour after ingesting the sweets, and it is taking 4 or 5 Zyrtecs at a time multiple times a day just to be able to bear the itching. I don't know what else to do. I'm hoping that there is some way to ameliorate my suffering.

I did not ask for an oncologist. One was assigned to me. I need a response from someone proficient in my kind of situation. Someone who can read the details of my question and answer with a specific response - not a generalized answer which does not apply to my situation.

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